NUR3465 Maternity
Florida National University
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NUR3465 Maternity Review Test 3 2022. GRADED A
1- Why we administer Vitamin K? 
Prophylactic treatment of newborns with intramuscular vitamin K has been the standard of care for 
decades in the United States. Vitamin K, a fat-soluble vitamin, promotes blood clotting by increasing the 
synthesis of prothrombin by the liver. A deficiency of this vitamin delays clotting and might lead to 
hemorrhage. 
•Vitamin K: 0.5 to 1 mg of Vitamin K IM is given soon to prevent Hemorrhage disease of the newborn. Infant produce 
Vitamin K in the gastrointe...